Users Guide

Preinstallation requirements for Linux operating systems
To install iSM on systems running a supported Linux operating system, run setup.sh.
Ensure that the basic functional requirements are met, including:
● OS-to-iDRAC Passthru is enabled automatically after installing iSM
● The IPv4 network stack is enabled in the host operating system
● The USB subsystem is enabled
● udev is enabled; required to start iSM automatically
For more information about iDRAC, see the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/support/
home.
Linux install dependencies
The following are the list of dependent packages and executables that need to be installed to complete the installation.
Table 8. Linux install dependencies
Executable commands Package name
/sys fileSystem
grep grep
cut, cat, echo, pwd, coreutils
lsusb usbutils
find findutils
shell script commands bash
ifconfig net-tools
ping Iputils
chkconfig Red Hat Enterprise Linux
● chkconfig
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
● aaa_base
install_initd Red Hat Enterprise Linux
● redhat-lsb-core
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
● insserv
systemctl systemd
curl libcurl
openssl libssl
Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Linux operating systems
1. The available features that can be installed are displayed on the screen:
● [1] Watchdog Instrumentation Service
● [2] LifeCycle Log Information
● [3] Operating System Information
● [4] iDRAC access via Host OS
○ [a] Access via GUI, WS-man, Redfish, Remote RACADM
○ [b] In-Band SNMP Traps
○ [c] Access via SNMP Get
● [5] iDRAC SSO Launcher
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Installing iDRAC Service Module